System for providing life log service and method of providing the service

ABSTRACT

A system for providing a life log service and a method of providing the life log service. The computing device for providing the life log service includes: a display which displays a map in a first display area and which displays like content in a second display area; and a processor including a content generator which generates the life content of a user based on a current position of the computing device, and a controller, which, in response to the generated live content, updates the second display area in real time to display the generated life content and updates the map in the first display area to display a path synchronized with the generated life content.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 14/686,882, filed on Apr. 15, 2015, which claimspriority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/979,659, filed on Apr.15, 2014 in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and KoreanPatent Application No. 10-2014-0127128, filed on Sep. 23, 2014 in theKorean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entireties.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

Systems and methods consistent with exemplary embodiments relate toproviding a life log service by using a computing device.

2. Description of Related Art

A life log service is a service for automatically recording and managingpersonal daily routines. With the development of communicationtechniques based on a portable computing device such as smartphones,various types of life log services by using the portable computingdevice are suggested.

SUMMARY

One or more exemplary embodiments provide a system for providing a lifelog service synchronized with a map by using a computing device and amethod of providing the life log service.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description whichfollows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may belearned by practice of exemplary embodiments.

According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, there is provided acomputing device includes: a display which displays a map in a firstdisplay area and which displays the life content in the second displayarea; and a processor including a content generator which generate thelife content of a user based on a position obtained by the computingdevice, a display controller, which in response to the content generatorgenerating the life content, updates in real time, the second displayarea to display the generated life content and the map in the firstdisplay area to display a path synchronized with the generated lifecontent.

The computing device may further include a user inputter which receivesinput from the user. In response to the input being a selection of amarker on the map, the controller may be configured to activate theselected marker and to control the display to display life contentcorresponding to the selected marker as activated in the second displayarea, and in response to the input being a selection of one item in thelife content displayed in the second display area, the controller may beconfigured to focus on the path corresponding to the selected item inthe first display, as a single path view.

The map displayed in the first display area may be one of a full pathview based on registered life content registered being displayed in thesecond display area and a single path view based on the synchronizedlife content being activated in the second display area, wherein thefull path view and the single path view are provided in one of a pathview and a path-and-marker view on the map in the first display area.

The controller may be configured to generate theme content based on atleast one item of life content selected from the second display area andpost the theme content to a server.

Based on a user input indicating movement on a page displayed on thedisplay, the controller may be configured to switch between a pageproviding the life content and a page providing the theme content.

According to a search filter set by the user, the controller may beconfigured to search for at least one theme content from among the themecontent posted to the server based on the current position of thecomputing device or another position and based on the set search filter,and provide found theme content for display.

The life content may include information about a user activity item andinformation about a user movement item, and the marker may includeinformation about at least one of the user activity item and the usermovement item.

Based on a search request input by the user for searching for the lifecontent, the controller may be configured to search for at least onelife content in the computing device, based on a user activity itemspecified in the search request, and provide found at least one lifecontent for display.

The controller may be configured to share the life content and the mapincluding the path displayed on the map, with another computing devicerequesting to join.

The display may further include a third display area configured todisplay a total travelled distance based on registered life content andan individual travelled distance according to each movement type of theuser, and the controller may be configured to control the computingdevice such that the total travelled distance and the individualtravelled distance are displayed on the third display area.

According to yet another aspect of one or more exemplary embodiments, amethod of providing a life log service, includes: displaying a map in afirst display area displayed on a display of the computing device, themap is based on a current position of a computing device; displayinglife content of a user in a second display area displayed on the displayin a time series such that each time the life content is generated basedon a position of the computing device, the second display area isupdated in real-time to display the generated life content with thedisplayed life content, and, the map is updated in the first displayarea to display a path synchronized with the generated life content.

The method may further include: in response to receiving a selection ofa marker displayed on the map, activating the life content correspondingto the selected marker and displaying the activated life contents in anactivated state in the second display area; and in response to receivinga selection of one piece of life content displayed in the second displayarea, focusing the map on a path synchronized with the selected lifecontent, as a single path view.

The method may further include, in response to receiving inputindicating a full path view, focusing on the map the full path viewbased on registered life content displayed in the second display area;in response to a receiving input indicating a single path view, focusingon the map a path synchronized with a life content that is activated inthe second display area; and switching between a path view and apath-and-marker view in the full path view and the single path viewaccording to a user input.

The method may further include: generating theme content based on atleast one life content selected in the second display area, and postingthe theme content to a server.

The method may further include, based input indicating movement on apage displayed on the display, switching between a page providing thelife content and a page providing the theme content.

The method may further include searching for, according to a searchfilter set by the user, at least one theme content from among the themecontent posted to the server based on the current position of thecomputing device or another position, and providing found theme contentfor display.

The life content may include information about a user activity item andinformation about a user movement item, and the marker may includeinformation about at least one of the user activity item and the usermovement item.

The method may further include: based on a search request including auser activity item which is input by the user for searching for the lifecontent, searching for at least one life content in the computingdevice; and providing found life content for display.

The method may further include sharing the life content and the mapincluding the path synchronized with the life content, with anothercomputing device requesting to join.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a non-transitorycomputer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program forexecuting the life log service method described above is included.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects will become more apparent and more readilyappreciated from the following description of exemplary embodiments,taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams explaining a life log service systemaccording to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to anexemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a page displaying a map based on a currentposition of a computing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4A is a view illustrating a calendar provided by using a computingdevice according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4B is a view illustrating a menu page provided by using a computingdevice according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIGS. 5A through 5K are views illustrating generating a life contentbased on a user activity by using a computing device according to anexemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a life content providing mode according toan exemplary embodiment, in which a map view is a single path view andalso a path-and-marker view;

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a life content providing mode according toan exemplary embodiment, in which a map view is a full path view andalso a path-and-marker view;

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a map including markers synchronized withlife content and a current position display icon displayed on a firstdisplay area, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to yetanother exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a screen provided by using a computingdevice, such as the one described with reference to FIG. 9, in which alife content corresponding to a selected marker is activated, via asecond display area, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a view illustrating a second display area which is beingscrolled on, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a view illustrating a map synchronized with a life contentselected by a user, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to yetanother exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a view illustrating a page for inputting information aboutlife content to be searched for, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a view illustrating a category item list page provided inresponse to searching for life content, according to an exemplaryembodiment;

FIG. 16 is a view illustrating an open activity item selection window,according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 17 is a view illustrating providing life content found by acomputing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to yetanother exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a view illustrating a page for posting theme content,according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 20 is a view illustrating a page for inputting contents of themecontent that are to be posted, according to an exemplary embodiment,

FIG. 21 is a view illustrating a page including selectable theme icons,according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 22 is a view illustrating a page to which theme content is posted,according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 23 is a view illustrating switching between a page providing themecontent and a page providing life content, according to an exemplaryembodiment;

FIGS. 24A and 24B are views illustrating a life content providing item,a theme content providing item, and a theme content search itemaccording to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 25 is a flow diagram of a theme content searching function in alife log service method according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 26 is a view illustrating a search page provided by using acomputing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 27 is a view illustrating a pop up window for setting a distancevalue, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIGS. 28A and 28B are views illustrating a detailed page of a themecontent search filter according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 29 is a view illustrating a notification page provided by using acomputing device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIGS. 30A and 30B are views illustrating a page providing informationabout joining, according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIGS. 31 and 32 are block diagrams illustrating a computing deviceaccording to an exemplary embodiment; and

FIG. 33 is a block diagram illustrating a server according to anexemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examplesof which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein likereference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard,exemplary embodiments may have different forms and should not beconstrued as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein.Accordingly, exemplary embodiments are merely described below, byreferring to the figures, to explain aspects of the present disclosure.As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations ofone or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “atleast one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire listof elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.

However, this is not intended to limit exemplary embodiments toparticular modes of practice, and it is to be appreciated that allchanges, equivalents, and substitutes that do not depart from the spiritand technical scope of an inventive concept are encompassed in theinventive concept. In the description of the inventive concept, certaindetailed explanations of related art are omitted when it is deemed thatthey may unnecessarily obscure the essence of the inventive concept.

While such terms as “first,” “second,” etc., may be used to describevarious components, such components must not be limited to the aboveterms. The above terms are used only to distinguish one component fromanother.

The terms used in this specification are those general terms currentlywidely used in the art in consideration of functions in regard to theinventive concept, but the terms may vary according to the intention ofthose of ordinary skill in the art, precedents, or new technology in theart. Also, specified terms may be selected by the applicant, and in thiscase, the detailed meaning thereof will be described in the detaileddescription of exemplary embodiments. Thus, the terms used in thespecification should be understood not as simple names but based on themeaning of the terms and the overall description of the inventiveconcept.

An expression used in the singular encompasses the expression of theplural, unless it has a clearly different meaning in the context. Inexemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the terms such as“including” or “having,” etc., are intended to indicate the existence ofthe features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, orcombinations thereof disclosed in the specification, and are notintended to preclude the possibility that one or more other features,numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof mayexist or may be added.

Life-based content of a user described throughout the detaileddisclosure (hereinafter referred to as life content) refers to contentgenerated based on a user activity item and a user movement item.

A user activity refers to a predetermined activity of a user thatexecutes a life log service according to exemplary embodiments, by usinga computing device. For example, the user activity may include, by wayof an example without limitation, at least one of strolling, running,cooking, cleaning, sleeping, meeting friends, eating, going to work, andgetting off work.

The user activity item includes information capable of identifying auser activity. The user activity item may be expressed in the form of atleast one of an icon, text, an image, and multimedia. For example, theuser activity item may be expressed as an icon or a combination of anicon and text. A user may intuitively recognize an activity based on theuser activity item.

The user activity item may be classified based on category items. Acategory item may be expressed as information capable of covering alluser activity items included in the category item. For example, thecategory item may include, by way of an example and without limitation,life, eat, drink, enjoy, sports, and work. The category item may bereferred to as a group item of life content.

A user activity item included in “Life” may include, for example,without limitation, at least one of cooking, cleaning, rest, stroll,gathering, talking, shopping, beauty, date, driving, pet, birthday,wedding, and event.

A user activity item included in Eat may include, for example, withoutlimitation, at least one of Korean food, western food, Chinese food,Japanese food, snack, fastfood, bread, fruit, and vegetables.

A user activity item included in “Drink” may include, for example,without limitation, at least one of water, dairy drink, coffee, tea,juice, soda, alcohol, hot drink, cold drink, and functional drink.

A user activity item included in “Enjoy” may include, for example,without limitation, at least one of reading, writing (or memo), game,watching a movie, listening to music, singing, dancing, TV, exhibition,show, festival, picnic, camping, photography, gardening, fishing,meditation, and volunteering.

A user activity item included in “Sports” may include, for example,without limitation, at least one of run, bike, hiking, ball games,martial arts, extreme sports, yoga, fitness, leisure, swimming, scubadiving, ski, snowboard, and skating.

A user activity item included in “Work” may include, for example,without limitation, at least one of meeting, presentation, seminar,education, workshop, conference, promotion, business trip, and workoutside.

Movement of a user may be indicated whether a user who is using a lifelog service executed by a computer according to exemplary embodiments ismoving and a movement state of the user. The user movement item may beexpressed as information capable of identifying whether a user is movingand a movement state of the user. The user movement item may beexpressed in the form of at least one of an icon, text, an image, andmultimedia. A user may intuitively recognize whether a user has movedand a movement type of the user, based on a user movement item.

For example, the user movement item may include a stay item and amovement type item. The stay item indicates that a user stays in aplace. The movement type item is used to identify types of movement. Forexample, the movement type item may include, by way of an exemplary andwithout limitation, at least one of walk, car, bike, motorcycle, train,and bus. A user may intuitively recognize types of movement of a userbased on the movement type item.

Life content based on a user movement item may be automaticallygenerated by using a computing device according to an exemplaryembodiment. That is, a computing device may automatically check-in at aplace where a user is, thereby automatically generating life contentbased on a user movement item.

A life content described throughout the detailed disclosure may include,by way of an example and without limitation, at least one of an iconindicating contents (e.g., a user activity icon or a user movementicon), a location where a content item is generated (e.g., point A, nearpoint A, or from point A to point B), the date when the content item isgenerated, the time when the content item is generated, travelleddistance, and content of the content item. Content may include, by wayof an example and without limitation, at least one of a picture, a memo,an audio, a document, and a video.

For example, when life content is generated, life content may furtherinclude information received from an external device connected to acomputing device. The received information may include, for example,without limitation, at least one of surrounding environment information,information about a user, and information about a program played by anexternal device.

Surrounding environment information may include, by way of an exampleand without limitation, at least one of illuminance (or illumination,outside light level), current temperature, humidity, pollen and/or dustlevel, altitude, and the like.

Information about a user may include, by way of an example and withoutlimitation, at least one of health information (e.g., heart rate, bloodflow, respiration speed, and skin temperature) emotion information(e.g., emotional state information such as joy, sadness, fear, anger,surprise, excited, greeting, and hate), and the like.

Information about a program played by an external device may include,for example, without limitation, at least one of broadcast programinformation, music file information, video information, and the like.

An external device connected to a computing device may include, forexample, without limitation, at least one of a wearable device, anInternet of Thing (IoT)-based device, and the like.

A wearable device may include, by way of an example and withoutlimitation, at least one of a smart watch, a smart waist band, a smartnecklace, a smart bag, smart glasses, smart accessories (e.g., smartearrings, smart hair pin, smart clips, etc.), and the like.

An IoT-based device may include, for example, without limitation, atleast one of Internet-enabled household appliance (e.g., smart TV, smartrefrigerator, smart air-conditioner, and smart oven, etc.),Internet-enabled automobiles, and the like.

Also, a life content described throughout the detailed disclosure mayfurther include information about an application executed by a computingdevice. The information about the application may include, for example,without limitation, information about the generated previous lifecontent to information about the generated current life content,information related to an application executed by a computing device.For example, if the application executed by the computing device is anapplication for transmitting and receiving a voice call, the informationrelated to the application may include at least one of the number ofvoice calls and information about a transmitter or receiver of voicecalls. If the application executed by the computing device is anapplication for transmitting and receiving a text message, theinformation related to the application may include at least one of thenumber of transmission and reception of text messages, and informationabout a transmitter or receiver of text messages. The information aboutthe application may be provided in the form of additional informationaccording to an exemplary embodiment. The information about theapplication may be collected by monitoring an operation of a computingdevice, but is not limited thereto and is provided by way of an exampleonly.

A marker on a map described throughout the specification refers to aposition where life content is generated. When life content is based ona user activity item, the marker may be expressed as a user activityicon, but is provided by way of an example and is not limited thereto.

When life content is based on a user movement item, a marker on the mapmay be expressed as a stay icon of a user or a movement type icon of theuser, but this is provided by way of an example only and is not by wayof a limitation. For example, when life content is based on a usermovement item, a marker on the map may be expressed as an iconindicating a position where the life content is generated.

A theme-based path content (hereinafter referred to as theme content)described throughout the detailed disclosure refers to content or a setof contents generated based on life content registered with a computingdevice. The theme content refers to content that is sharable with othersand is posted to a server. The theme content may include a theme contentposted by others.

The theme content may be generated based on a theme item. A theme itemis information used to identify a representative activity of a userregarding contents included in theme content. For example, if useractivity items corresponding to a plurality of contents included intheme content are a date, walking, and coffee, and a representative useractivity is a date, a date may be set as a theme item. A theme item maybe selected by a user, but is provided by way of an example and is notlimited thereto.

A theme item may include, for example, without limitation, a coffee,biking, a meeting, a date, a movie, driving, sports, shopping, ahospital visit, reading, study, beauty care, eat, a game, a gathering,hiking, an all-nighter, killing time, tasting event, talking, well-beingactivity, travel, self-development activity, cooking, rest, cleaning, astroll, a pet related activity, a birthday, a show, and a business trip.

The theme item may be set using information similar to that used forsetting a user activity item. The theme item may be provided in the formof at least one of an icon, text, an image, and multimedia, but isprovided by way of an example and is not limited thereto. For example,the theme item may be expressed as an icon or as a combination of anicon and text. A user may intuitively recognize a representative useractivity based on a theme item.

The theme item, the user activity item, and the user movement item maybe set when creating a life log service application according to anexemplary embodiment, by way of an example and is not limited thereto.For example, the theme item, the user activity item, and the usermovement item may be updated by a life log service server.

A search filter about a theme content described throughout thespecification refers to as a condition or a parameter for searching fortheme content. For example, a search filter includes, withoutlimitation, at least one of a search distance, a search period, and atheme item to be searched for.

The search distance may be set within a radius with respect to currentposition of a computing device. For example, the search distance may beset as 5 km or 3 miles. The search period may be set based on the numberof days included in theme content. For example, the search period may beset as a theme content including life content accumulated over a threeday period. If the search period is set to three days, a computingdevice may search for theme content from theme contents generated forthe three days. A theme item to be searched for may include at least onepiece of theme item described above, by way of an example and is notlimited thereto. The number of theme items to be searched for may belimited to five, but this is an example and not a limitation.

The search distance may be set as a distance based on a position inputby a user, regardless of the current position of the computing device.For example, if the actual/current position of a computing device isSeoul, and a user wishes to search theme content posted in Manhattan,N.Y., a reference position for determining a search distance may be setor input by the user. A result of searching for theme content regardingpositions different from the current position of the computing devicemay be used as information for the user to make future plans.

A search filter about life content described throughout the detaileddisclosure refers to a condition for searching the life contentregistered with a computing device. The search filter about life contentmay include, for example, a user activity item to be searched for, butis not limited thereto. For example, the search filter about the lifecontent may further include a search period, but is not limited thereto.A search period may be set in the same manner as a search periodincluded in a search filter about theme content described above,provided by way of an example but is not limited thereto.

The search filter about life content described throughout the detaileddisclosure may be set in a similar manner as the search filter abouttheme content. A search result about life content may be used asinformation to analyze past activities of a user.

The search filter about life content may be updated by a life logservice server.

A touch-based tap input described throughout the detailed disclosure mayrefer to a selection input of a user.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described below in moredetail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those componentsthat are the same or are in correspondence are rendered the samereference numeral, and redundant explanations are omitted.

FIG. 1A is a diagram for explaining a life log service system 100according to an exemplary embodiment. The life log service system 100may include a computing device 110 and a server 120, provided by way ofan example but is not limited thereto. For example, the life log servicesystem 100 according to an exemplary embodiment may include at least oneof a computing device 110, a wearable device 130, and an IoT-baseddevice 140, as shown in FIG. 1B.

The computing device 110 may include at least one of a portable deviceand a mobile device, by way of an example and is not limited thereto.

An example of the portable device include at least one of a smartphone,a notebook, a smart board, a tablet PC, a handheld device, a handheldcomputer, a media player, an electronic book terminal, and a personaldigital assistant (PDA), but are not limited thereto.

Examples of the mobile device may include a car that forms a machine tomachine (M2M) network or an Internet of Things (IoT) network.

The computing device 110 may generate life content based on position andtime. The computing device 110 may simultaneously display the lifecontent and a map via different display areas. The map is synchronizedwith the life content.

The computing device 110 may display generated life contents in timeseries and automatically modify the displayed map to a map synchronizedwith a life content that is newly generated. The map synchronized withthe generated life contents may include one of a map in which a pathsynchronized with the generated life content is focused and a map inwhich a path and a marker synchronized with the generated life contentare focused, but is provided by way of an example and is not limitedthereto.

The computing device 110 may post a life content selected by a user or aset of life contents from among the generated life contents to theserver 120.

The server 120 may manage a theme content posted by the computing device110 or other computing device (not shown) and provide the theme contentto the computing device 110 or the other computing device according to apublication range of the posted theme content. The publication range maybe set to public, viewable only by friends, or viewable only by me, byway of an example but is not limited thereto.

The wearable device 130 illustrated in FIG. 1B may include at least oneof smart glasses, a smart watch, a smart band (e.g., smart waist band orsmart hair band), various smart accessories (e.g., smart ring, smartbracelet, smart anklet, smart hair pin, smart necklace, smart clip),various smart body protection pads (e.g., smart knee pads and smartelbow pads), a smart shoe, a smart glove, smart clothing, a smart hat, asmart artificial leg for disabled persons, and a smart artificial handfor disabled persons, by way of an example but is not limited thereto.

The wearable device 130 may provide the computing device 110 with atleast one of surrounding environment information, information about auser, and information about a program played by the wearable device 130described above, by way of an example but is not limited thereto.

The IoT-based device 140 may include a home Internet appliance. The homeInternet appliance may include a household appliance device that formspart of an M2M network. For example, the home Internet appliance mayinclude at least one of a smart TV, a PC, a desktop PC, smartrefrigerator, a smart washing machine, and a smart light, but is notlimited thereto.

The IoT-based device 140 may provide the computing device 110 with atleast one of surrounding environment information, information about auser, and information about a program played by the wearable device 130described above, but information provided by the IoT-based device 140 isnot limited thereto.

When life content is generated by using the computing device 110, andinformation described above is received from at least one of thewearable device 130 and the IoT-based device 140, the computing device110 may display the received information and the generated life contenttogether. The computing device 110 may display the generated lifecontent and the received information so that the generated life contentincludes the received information.

The server 120, the wearable device 130, and the IoT-based device 140illustrated in FIG. 1B may be referred to as external devices of thecomputing device 110. The external device of the computing device 110 isprovided by way of an example and is not limited thereto. For example,an external device may include another computing device. Anothercomputing device may include at least one of a portable device and amobile device as the computing device 110 described above, but is notlimited thereto. The server 120 may be remote or local to the computingdevice 110 and may include at least a processor and a memory.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to anexemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a life log service according to an exemplaryembodiment is executed based on a request from a user 111 of thecomputing device 110 (shown in FIG. 1B), the computing device 110displays a map based on the current position of the computing device 110as illustrated in FIG. 3, in operation S201.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a page displaying a map based on thecurrent position of the computing device 110, according to an exemplaryembodiment. The page may be referred to as a screen. FIG. 3 illustratesa page based on a life content providing mode, which is a page beforelife content is generated by the computing device 110. Some of itemsdescribed with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5A through 5K, which will bedescribed later, may be touch-based buttons. For example, a menu item320 may be provided as menu buttons. The computing device 110 mayreceive a touch-based input (e.g., a tap) via a touch-based button.

Referring to FIG. 3, the computing device 110 displays a page includinga first display area 301, a second display area 302, a third displayarea 303, a fourth display area 304, and a fifth display area 305. Apage displayed by the computing device 110 is provided by way of anexample and is not limited thereto.

For example, the computing device 110 may display a page including thefirst display area 301 and the second display area 302 while hiding thethird through fifth display areas 303 through 305, and then, accordingto a user's request, the computing device 110 may display a pageincluding the first through fifth display areas 301 through 305.

When the third through fifth display areas 303 through 305 of FIG. 3 arehidden, a request for showing the third through fifth display areas 303through 305 may be made according to user input touching an outline oran edge of the first display area 301 or the second display area 302 anddragging the outline or the edge to the inside of the screen or downwardor upward (touch & drag), but is not limited thereto.

The hidden state of the third through fifth display areas 303 through305 may be displayed by displaying the outlines of the first displayarea 301 and the second display area 302 with a dotted line, but amethod of showing the hidden state of the third through fifth displayareas 303 through 305 is not limited thereto but is provided by way ofan example.

The computing device 110 may move a map being displayed within the firstdisplay area 301 of FIG. 3 according to a user's input. Accordingly, thefirst display area 301 may be defined as an area that is movableaccording to a user input. The computing device 110 may display a mapaccording to exemplary embodiments on the first display area 301. Thecomputing device 110 may display a marker 306 indicating a presentposition thereof, an item 307 for requesting to set a current positionthereof, an item 308 for setting a full path view mode or a single pathview mode, and an item 309 for setting a path view mode or apath-and-marker view mode, on a map that is being displayed on the firstdisplay area 301. An item that may be displayed on the first displayarea 301 is not limited thereto. The items 307, 308, and 309 may be usedto set a view mode of a map displayed on the first display area 301 invarious manners.

The computing device 110 may switch a map view mode according to atouch-based tap input corresponding to the items 307, 308, and 309. Forexample, based on a touch-based tap input which selects the item 307,the computing device 110 may switch between a current position settingmode and a current position non-setting mode with respect to a mapdisplayed on the first display area 301. Based on the touch-based tapinput selecting the item 308, the computing device 110 may switchbetween a full path view mode and a single path view mode with respectto a map displayed on the first display area 301. Based on a touch-basedtap input selecting the item 309, the computing device 110 may switchbetween a path view mode and a path-and-marker view mode with respect toa map displayed on the first display area 301. An input selecting theitems 307, 308, and 309 for mode switching is not limited to thetouch-based tap input described above but is provided by way of anexample only.

Based on a touch-based input toward an edge of the computing device 110during a multi-touch input with respect to the first display area 301,the computing device 110 may expand a size of a map displayed on thefirst display area 301 of FIG. 3. Based on a touch-based input which maybe a dragging motion toward the inside of the computing device 110during a multi-touch input with respect to the first display area 301,the computing device 110 may reduce the size of the map displayed on thefirst display area 301.

Expansion and reduction of a size of a map displayed on the firstdisplay area 301 are not limited to the touch-based input describedabove and are provided by way of an example only. For example, thecomputing device 110 displays a map extension item and a map reductionitem on a map displayed on the first display area 301. As a touch-basedtap input selecting the map extension item or the map reduction itemthat are being displayed is received, the computing device 110 mayextend or reduce the size of the map displayed on the first display area301.

The computing device 110 may also provide scroll up and down of contentsin the second display area 302 of FIG. 3 based on a user input.Accordingly, the second display area 302 may be defined as a scrollablearea. The computing device 110 may display the generated life content onthe second display area 302. FIG. 3 illustrates a page before lifecontent is generated by the computing device 110, and thus the computingdevice 110 does not display the life content on the second display area302. The computing device 110 may display a notification message 310indicating that there is no life content on the second display area 302(for example, “no life content is registered”). Life content is a log ofa user's life events and thus may be referred to as a life log. Thus,the computing device 110 may display a notification message 310 saying“no life log is registered.”

Contrary to the second display area 302, which is scrollable, the thirddisplay area 303 may be defined as an unscrollable area, according to anexemplary embodiment. The computing device 110 may display a lifecontent generating item 311, a theme content posting item 312, a fullytravelled distance item 313, and a travelled distance item 314 for eachmovement type item of a user, on the third display area 303, but itemsthat are displayable on the third display area 303 are provided by wayof an example and are not limited thereto.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the life content generating item311 is received, the computing device 110 may generate life contentaccording to a user activity item selected by a user.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the theme content posting item312 is received, the computing device 110 may post a theme content basedon a life content generated by using the computing device 110, to theserver 120.

A user may check a fully travelled distance based on the generated lifecontent via the fully travelled distance item 313 provided by thecomputing device 110. By referring to the traveled distance item 314 foreach movement type of the user provided by the computing device 110, theuser may check a travelled distance for each movement type.

Contrary to the second display area 302, which is scrollable, the fourthdisplay area 304 may be defined as an unscrollable area also. Thecomputing device 110 displays a life content search item 315, a dateitem 316, and clamp items 317 and 318 on the fourth display area 304.Items that are displayable on the fourth display area 304 by thecomputing device 110 are provided by way of an example and are notlimited thereto.

As a touch-based user input selecting the life content search item 315is received, the computing device 110 may request a search for lifecontent stored in the computing device 110. The computing device 110 maydisplay a date on which life content is generated, via the date item316. When a touch-based tap input selecting the clamp item 317 isreceived, the computing device 110 changes a date displayed on the dateitem 316 to a previous date from the current date. When a touch-basedtap input selecting the clamp item 318 is received, the computing device110 changes a date displayed on the date item 316 to a next date fromthe current date.

If no life content is registered on a date before the date displayed onthe date item 316, the computing device 110 may omit displaying theclamp item 317 or may display the clamp item 317 in a greyed out mannerindicating that the option or function is not available, but anexemplary embodiment is not limited thereto. For example, also when nolife content is registered before the date displayed on the date item316, the computing device 110 may display the clamp item 317. Theregistering life content is based on generating life content by thecomputing device 110.

If no life content is registered on a date after the date displayed onthe date item 316, the computing device 110 may omit displaying theclamp item 318 which is movable to the next date or may display theclamp item 318 in a greyed out manner indicating that this option orfunction is not available, but an exemplary embodiment is not limitedthereto. For example, if no life content is registered on a date next tothe date corresponding to the date item 316, the computing device 110may display the clamp item 318.

The computing device 110 may display a date on which a life log serviceaccording to an exemplary embodiment is executed, on the date item 316,but also may change the date displayed on the date item 316 based on atouch-based tap input related to the date item 316. For example, when atouch-based tap input selecting one of the clamp items 317 and 318 isreceived, the computing device 110 changes the date displayed on thedate item 316. However, change of the date displayed on the date item316 is not limited thereto but is provided by way of an example.

For example, the computing device 110 may provide a calendar as a popupwindow according to a touch-based tap input of a user with respect tothe date item 316. When a date selected based on the provided calendaris received, the computing device 110 may display the received date inthe date item field 316.

FIG. 4A is a view illustrating a calendar provided by using thecomputing device 110 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring toFIG. 4A, the calendar may include a marker 401 on a date which has agenerated life content and a marker 402 on a date which has a generatedtheme content. The markers 401 and 402 are not limited as illustrated inFIG. 4A but are provided by way of an example only. The user may selecta date which has the generated life content or a date which hasgenerated theme content, based on the markers 401 and 402 displayed inthe calendar. FIG. 4A illustrates an example where Jul. 2, 2014 isselected.

A date which has the generated life content and a date which has thegenerated theme content may be the same date. For example, Jul. 6, 2014illustrated in FIG. 4A is the date which has both contents, thegenerated life content and the generated theme content.

The computing device 110 may display several days (for example, 25 to 28Jul. 2014) via the date item 316.

The computing device 110 does not receive a scroll input of a user withrespect to the fifth display area 305 of FIG. 3. Accordingly, the fifthdisplay area 305 may be defined as an unscrollable area according to anexemplary embodiment.

The computing device 110 may display a life log service title 319, amenu item 320, a notification item 321, a theme content search item 322,a life content providing mode item 323, and a theme content providingmode item 324 in the fifth display area 305, but the items displayed inthe fifth display area 305 are not limited thereto and are provided byway of an example only.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the menu item 320 is received,the computing device 110 may provide a menu page. FIG. 4B is a viewillustrating a menu page provided by the computing device 110 accordingto an exemplary embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 4B, the computing device 110 may provide via themenu page, user profile information 409, a my page item 410, a lifecontent providing item 403, a theme content providing item 404, afavorite content providing item 405, a friends item 406, a setting item407, and a logout item 408, but information included in the menu page isnot limited thereto but is provided by way of an example only.

The computing device 110 may provide the user profile information 409which includes at least one of a picture of a user, a name of a user, anemail address of a user, and fully travelled distance information, butis provided by way of an example and is not limited thereto. The fullytravelled distance refers to fully travelled distance information aftera life log service is executed, according to an exemplary embodiment.

When a touch-based tap input selecting my page item 410 illustrated inFIG. 4B is received, according to an exemplary embodiment, the computingdevice 110 may provide a theme content posted by the user to the server120.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the life content providing item403 illustrated in FIG. 4B is received, the computing device 110 movesfrom the menu page illustrated in FIG. 4B to the page providing lifecontent illustrated in FIG. 3. The life content providing item 403 isused to provide a life content that is generated today and may bereferred to as a today log item.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the theme content providing item404 illustrated in FIG. 4B is received, the computing device 110 movesfrom the menu page of FIG. 4B to a page providing theme contentillustrated in FIG. 22, which will be described later. The theme contentproviding item 404 illustrated in FIG. 4B provides a path content havinga story based on a theme, and thus may be referred to as a map storyitem.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the favorite content item 405illustrated in FIG. 4B is received, the computing device 110 moves fromthe menu page of FIG. 4B to a page that provides a theme content or alife content registered as a favorite content by the user. The computingdevice 110 may provide information about the number of pieces ofregistered favorite contents via the menu page of FIG. 4B. For example,the computing device 110 may display information about the number ofpieces of registered favorite contents at a position near the favoritecontent item 405. Analogous information may be provided next to the lifecontent providing item 403 and theme content providing item 404, andother items shown in FIG. 4B.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the friends item 406 illustratedin FIG. 4B is received, the computing device 110 may provide friendsinformation registered in a life log service according to exemplaryembodiments. The computing device 110 may provide information about thenumber of registered friends, via the menu page of FIG. 4B. For example,the computing device 110 may display information about the number offriends at a location near the friends item 406. This is provided by wayof an example and not by way of a limitation.

Based on a touch-based tap input selecting the setting item 407illustrated in FIG. 4B, the computing device 110 may display a pageproviding various settings (e.g., user information setting, accountinformation setting, real-time tracking setting, camera picturesautomatic importing setting, map range setting, life content backup andimporting setting, notifications setting, settings for a main screenduring execution of a life log service according to an exemplaryembodiment), notifications, and version information, but an exemplaryembodiment is not limited thereto.

Based on a touch-based tap input selecting the logout item 408illustrated in FIG. 4B, the computing device 110 may display a messagethat inquires whether to end execution of a life log service accordingto an exemplary embodiment, in the form of a popup window by way of anexample. Based on a request to end execution of a service in response tothe message inquiring whether to end execution of the service, thecomputing device 110 may end execution of the life log service accordingto an exemplary embodiment. When a request for canceling this action isreceived, the computing device 110 may continue providing the menu pageof FIG. 4B, by way of an example.

Meanwhile, when a map based on the current position of the computingdevice 110 is displayed as illustrated in FIG. 3 via the first displayarea 301 in operation S201 of FIG. 2, the computing device 110 maygenerate a life content based on movement of a user by using anautomatic check-in function or generate a life content based on a useractivity according to a user input in operation S202.

FIGS. 5A through 5K are views illustrating generating a life contentbased on a user activity by using the computing device 110 according toan exemplary embodiment. FIGS. 5A through 5K are views illustratingillustrate an example of generating a content obtained by using a cameramounted in the computing device 110 as a life content.

When a touch-based input selecting the life content generating item 311illustrated in FIG. 3 is received, by way of an example, the computingdevice 110 opens a content obtaining method selection window 501illustrated in FIG. 5A. While the content obtaining method selectionwindow 501 is opened, when a touch-based input selecting the lifecontent generating item 311 is received, the computing device 110 closesthe content obtaining method selection window 501. Opening of thecontent obtaining method selection window 501 denotes that the contentobtaining method selection window 501 is displayed on a display of thecomputing device 110. Closing of the content obtaining method selectionwindow 501 denotes that the content obtaining method selection window501 displayed on the display of the computing device 110 disappears. Auser input selecting the life content generating item 311 is not limitedto the touch-based tap input described above. The computing device 110may provide the content obtaining method selection window 501 in theform of a popup window.

The computing device 110 may provide the content obtaining methodselection window 501 including items such as a memo icon 502, a cameraicon 503, an album search icon 504, and a joining icon 505, but itemsprovided via the content obtaining method selection window 501 are notlimited thereto but are provided by way of an example.

For example, the computing device 110 may provide the content obtainingmethod selection window 501 which further includes a sound recordingicon and a video recording icon. If more items are included in thecontent obtaining method selection window 501 than those illustrated inFIG. 5A, the computing device 110 may provide selectable items whilerotating the content obtaining method selection window 501 according toa user input.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the memo icon 502 is received,the computing device 110 may provide a memo page. When a touch-based tapinput selecting the camera icon 503 is received, the computing device110 may provide a camera execution page. When a touch-based tap inputselecting the album search icon 504 is received, the computing device110 may provide an album page via which an image may be selected. When atouch-based tap input selecting the joining icon 505 is received, thecomputing device 110 may provide a friend list page.

The joining icon 505 is a function of sharing life content that isgenerated in real time with at least one friend selected based on afriend list page provided by using the computing device 110. Friendsprovided via the friend list page may include at least one of friendsregistered via a social network service channel (e.g., friendsregistered on Facebook) and at least one person who is within apredetermined distance (e.g., within 50 m) among persons registered to aphonebook of the computing device 110, provided by way of an example butare not limited thereto. For example, friends provided via the friendlist page may be set in advance by using the computing device 110.

Items included in the content obtaining method selection window 501 maybe referred to as life content input tool icons, and the contentobtaining method selection window 501 may be referred to as a lifecontent input tool window. Items included in the content obtainingmethod selection window 501 may be provided in the form ofidentification information with respect to a life content input tool.

FIGS. 5B through 5K are views illustrating generating life content byusing the computing device 110 such as the camera icon 503 selected viathe content obtaining method selection window 501 illustrated in FIG.5A, according to an exemplary embodiment.

When the camera icon 503 is selected in FIG. 5A, the computing device110 may provide a camera execution page as illustrated in FIG. 5B. Whenan image capture button 506 is selected based on the camera executionpage illustrated in FIG. 5B, the computing device 110 may provide a pagefor selecting whether to store a photographed image, as illustrated inFIG. 5C.

When a storage button 507 is selected in FIG. 5C, the computing device110 may provide a page where information to be included in the lifecontent based on the obtained image may be input, as illustrated in FIG.5D. When a cancel button 508 is selected in FIG. 5C, the computingdevice 110 may return from the page illustrated in FIG. 5C to the pageillustrated in FIG. 3 or FIG. 5A, according to an exemplary embodiment.

The computing device 110 may provide life content generating positioninformation via the item 508 included in a page illustrated in FIG. 5D.The life content generating position information may be positioninformation searched by the automatic check-in function of the computingdevice 110, but is provided by way of an example and is not limitedthereto. For example, when there is no automatic check-in value by thecomputing device 110 at a position where life content is generated, anda touch-based tap input selecting the item 508 is received, thecomputing device 110 may provide a check-in list under the item 508 oropen a check-in list window. The information about the position wherethe life content is generated may be referred to as a check-in value.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the item 509 illustrated in FIG.5D is received, the computing device 110 may provide a page where a useractivity item may be selected. That is, when a touch-based tap inputselecting the item 509 is received, the computing device 110 may providea page 523 where category items 517 through 522 may be selected, asillustrated in FIG. 5E, according to an exemplary embodiment. Thecomputing device 110 may provide a page 523 where the category items 517through 522 may be selected, in the form of a popup window.

When a touch-based tap input selecting Life 517 from among the categoryitems 517 through 522 illustrated in FIG. 5E is received, the computingdevice 110 may provide a user activity item selection window 524 relatedto Life 517 as illustrated in FIG. 5F, according to an exemplaryembodiment.

When a touch-based tap input selecting a user activity item (e.g., Date525) is received via the user activity item selection window 524illustrated in FIG. 5F, the computing device 110 reflects the selecteduser activity item 525 as illustrated in FIG. 5H, according to anexemplary embodiment, and closes the user activity item selection window524 and the page 523 where the category items 517 through 522 may beselected.

In FIG. 5F, when a touch-based tap input selecting a clamp item 526 isreceived, the computing device 110 closes the user activity itemselection window 524 that is opened under Life 517, according to anexemplary embodiment.

While the user activity item selection window 524 is not closed in FIG.5F, when a touch-based tap input selecting Eat 518 is received, thecomputing device 110 opens a user activity item selection window 527related to Eat 518 under Eat 518 as illustrated in FIG. 5G.

When a touch-based tap input selecting a clamp item 528 is received inFIG. 5G, the computing device 110 closes the user activity itemselection window 527 opened under Eat 518.

As described above, when a touch-based tap input selecting Drink 519 isreceived in FIG. 5F, according to an exemplary embodiment, the computingdevice 110 may open a user activity item selection window (not shown)related to Drink 519 under Drink 519. When Enjoy 520 is selected in FIG.5F, the computing device 110 may open a user activity item selectionwindow related to Enjoy 520 under Enjoy 520.

When a user input selecting each of the category items 517 through 522is received, the computing device 110 may open all of the user activityitem selection windows respectively under the related category items 517through 522. If opened user activity item selection windows may not beprovided via one page, the computing device 110 may provide the openeduser activity item selection windows according to a screen scroll input.

When a user activity item 525 is selected on the user activity itemselection window 524 as illustrated in FIG. 5F, according to anexemplary embodiment, the computing device 110 changes the item 509 ofFIG. 5D to the user activity icon 525 selected in FIG. 5F, asillustrated in FIG. 5H.

When a page illustrated in FIG. 5H is provided, and a touch-based tapinput related to an area 529 where text may be input is received, thecomputing device 110 opens a virtual keyboard window 514 as illustratedin FIG. 5I. The virtual keyboard window 514 is not limited asillustrated in FIG. 5I but is provided by way of an example.

After text is input by a user via the virtual keyboard window 514, whena Done item 516 is selected, the computing device 110 generates a lifecontent and displays the life content in the second display area 302 asillustrated in FIG. 5J, according to an exemplary embodiment, andautomatically changes a map displayed on the first display area 301 to amap including a marker 530 synchronized with the generated life content.

In the pages illustrated in FIGS. 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, and 5I, when atouch-based tap input selecting the Done item 516 is received, thecomputing device 110 may generate life content based on information ofpages obtained so far. For example, when the Done item 516 on the pageillustrated in FIG. 5D is selected, the computing device 110 maygenerate life content that the user activity icon (camera icon) selectedvia the content obtaining method selection window 501 is set as adefault activity icon. The generated life content may include a useractivity icon (camera icon) set as the default activity icon, a picture,position information, time, and date.

When the Done item 516 is selected on the page illustrated in FIG. 5H, alife content generated by using the computing device 110 may include auser activity icon (Date 525) selected by a user, a picture, positioninformation, and time and date information. When the Done item 516 isselected on the page illustrated in FIG. 5I, a life content generated byusing the computing device 110 may include a user activity icon (Date525) selected by a user, a picture, position information, timeinformation, date information, and an input text.

When a Cancel item 515 is selected on the pages illustrated in FIGS. 5D,5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, and 5I, the computing device 110 may return to the pageillustrated in FIG. 3 or FIG. 5A, according to an exemplary embodiment.

When an item 510 is selected on the pages illustrated in FIGS. 5D, 5E,5F, 5G, 5H, and 5I, the computing device 110 may provide map-basedadditional position information. The item 510 may be used to add anotherposition information besides the position information displayed in theitem 508.

When the item 510 is selected on the pages illustrated in FIGS. 5D, 5E,5F, 5G, 5H, and 5I, the computing device 110 may provide a screen suchas the one shown in FIG. 5K. FIG. 5K is a view illustrating a page wheremap-based additional position information provided by the computingdevice 110 may be selected, according to an exemplary embodiment. InFIG. 5K, an item 531 denotes a back button.

A position 533 of a place is appointed by scrolling a map 532illustrated in FIG. 5K, according to an exemplary embodiment, and acheck-in name about the appointed position 533 is input into a window534, and a Confirm item (store) 535 is selected, the computing device110 may provide the check-in name, input via the item 508 while movingto the page illustrated in FIG. 5D, according to an exemplaryembodiment.

When an item 511 is selected in FIGS. 5D, 5H, and 5I, the computingdevice 110 moves to the camera execution page illustrated in FIG. 5B toallow photographing or capturing a new image. The computing device 110displays a newly photographed image at a position where a previouslyphotographed image 512 is displayed and shifts the previouslyphotographed image 512 to the right, by way of an example and not by wayof a limitation.

The computing device 110 maintains a display position of the item 511.The user may capture a plurality of images that may be included in onepiece of life content by using the item 511. The computing device 110may select an image to be included in a life content to be generated,according to whether a check box 513 (see FIGS. 5H and 5I) included ineach of photographed images is checked or not.

When a user input selecting one of the memo icon 502, the album searchicon 504, and the joining icon 505 is received, the computing device 110may obtain content in a similar manner as the camera icon 503 describedabove and generate a life content including the obtained contentaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

A life content based on a user movement item may be generated via anautomatic check-in function by using a global positioning system (GPS)satellite signal of the computing device 110, but a method of generatinga life content based on a user movement item is not limited thereto. Forexample, a life content based on a user movement item may be generatedvia an automatic check-in function by using a beacon.

Every time when a life content of a user is generated according to themethods described above with reference to FIGS. 5A through 5K, accordingto exemplary embodiments, the computing device 110 displays generatedcontents on the second display area 302 in time series in operation S203of FIG. 2. The operation of the computing device 110 in operation S203may be that, every time when a life content is generated, the computingdevice 110 updates the second display area 302 with the generated lifecontent. In operation S204, the computing device 110 changes a mapdisplayed on the first display area 301 to a map including a markersynchronized with life content that is newly displayed on the seconddisplay area 302. The operation of the computing device 110 in operationS204 may be that the computing device 110 displays on the map the markersynchronized with the life content that is newly displayed on the seconddisplay area 302. The computing device 110 may perform operations S203and S204 almost simultaneously, by way of an example and not by way of alimitation. In operation S204, the computing device 110 may focus on themap a path synchronized with the life content that is newly displayed onthe second display area 302.

When a plurality of pieces of life contents are generated by thecomputing device 110 based on operations S202 through S204 of FIG. 2,the computing device 110 may provide a screen as illustrated in FIG. 6,according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view illustrating alife content providing mode according to an exemplary embodiment, inwhich a map view mode is a single path view mode and also apath-and-marker view mode.

Referring to FIG. 6, the computing device 110 displays a plurality ofpieces of life content generated on Jul. 29, 2014 on the second displayarea 302 in time series, and displays a map focused on a path 602synchronized with content 601 that is activated on the second displayarea 302 and a marker 603, on the first display area 301.

The computing device 110 may display the content 601 activated on thesecond display area 302 and content inactivated on the second displayarea 302 such that a user may intuitively recognize the same. Forexample, the computing device 110 may display an icon corresponding tothe activated content 601 in blue and icons corresponding to theinactivated content in gray, this is provided by way of an example only.Alternatively, the computing device 110 may highlight an area where theactivated content 601 is displayed. The computing device 110 mayactivate a content displayed on the second display area 302 according toa user input selecting the content displayed on the second display area302.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the item 308, for example,included in the first display area 301 of FIG. 6 is received, thecomputing device 110 may change a map view mode from the single pathview mode to a full path view mode. Accordingly, the computing device110 may change a map displayed on the first display area 301 illustratedin FIG. 6 to a map displayed on the first display area 301 illustratedin FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a life content providing modeaccording to an exemplary embodiment, in which a map view mode is a fullpath view mode and also a path-and-marker view mode.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the item 308 illustrated in FIG.6 is received, the computing device 110 changes the item 308 indicatinga single path view mode to an item 701 indicating a full path view modeillustrated in FIG. 7. The map displayed on the first display area 301of FIG. 7 includes a path 702 that is synchronized with all contentsincluded in the second display area 302 and markers 603 and 703synchronized with life contents included in the second display area 302.

The map displayed on the first display area 301 of FIG. 7 includes thetwo markers 603 and 703 as an actual distance corresponding to the path702 is a long distance (e.g., more than 5 km). However, if an actualdistance corresponding to the path 702 is a short distance (e.g., lessthan 5 km), the computing device 110 may display a marker synchronizedwith each piece of life contents.

If a plurality of markers is included in the map displayed on the firstdisplay area 301, the computing device 110 may display the markers suchthat a marker synchronized with a life content activated on the seconddisplay area 302 is distinguished from other markers. For example, thecomputing device 110 may display a marker synchronized with a lifecontent activated on the second display area 302 in blue, and othermarkers in gray, provided by way of an example only and not by way of alimitation.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating, on the first display area 301, a mapincluding markers 801, 802, 803, and 804 synchronized with all lifecontents included in the second display area 302 and a current positionindication icon 805, according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring toFIG. 8, the computing device 110 displays life content 806 that isactivated on the second display area 302 and the marker 801 synchronizedwith the life content 806, differently from other life contents andother markers such that a user may intuitively identify the life content806 and the marker 801.

Life contents included in the second display area 302 illustrated inFIG. 8 are arranged in time series. Thus, an axis along which iconsincluded in the second display area 302 are displayed may be referred toas a time line. The computing device 110 may provide a menu window (notshown) via which Edit/Delete/Share may be selected for each piece oflife contents included in the second display area 302.

For example, when a long touch input on each piece of life contents isreceived, the computing device 110 may provide a popup window via whichEdit/Delete/Share may be selected, and if one item is selected based onthe provided popup window, the computing device 110 may provide a pagecorresponding to a selected item (e.g., an edit page or a share page) orprovide a corresponding message (e.g., a delete confirm message).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to yetanother exemplary embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 9 shows that asynchronization function between a map displayed on the first displayarea 301 and a life content displayed on the second display area 302 isadded to a life log service method such as the one described above withreference to FIG. 2. Operations S901 through S904 of FIG. 9 respectivelycorrespond to operations S201 through S204 of FIG. 2, and thusdescription thereof will be omitted.

In operation S904 of FIG. 9, when the page illustrated in FIG. 8 isprovided by the computing device 110, and a user input selecting themarker 803 A3 is received in operation S905, the computing device 110provides a screen on which a life content 807 corresponding to theselected marker 803 is activated, via the second display area 302, inoperation S906. FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a screen provided byusing the computing device 110 in operation S906, according to anexemplary embodiment.

In operation S906, the computing device 110 scrolls a screen of thesecond display area 302 until the life content 807 corresponding to themarker 803 A3 is moved to an uppermost end of the second display area302. When the life content 902 is moved to the uppermost end of thesecond display area 302, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the computing device110 provides a screen where the life content 807 is activated.

In operation S905, before selecting the marker 803, the computing device110 may perform, according to a map movement input of a user, one ofchanging a map provided via the first display area 301, extending a mapprovided via the first display area 301 according to a map extensioninput of a user, and reducing a map provided via the first display area301 according to a map reduction input of a user. A map movement inputof a user may be a touch-based input such as a swipe, but is provided byway of an example and is not limited thereto. A map extension input or amap reduction input of a user may be a multi-tap input, but is providedby way of an example and not limited thereto.

Also, if the number of pieces of life contents provided via the seconddisplay area 302 is small or display positions of life content 806corresponding to a previously selected marker 801 and life content 807corresponding to a currently selected marker 803 are close to eachother, the user may not sense an operation of a scroll 1001 of FIG. 10with respect to the second display area 302 performed by the computingdevice 110.

In operation S904 of FIG. 9, if a screen illustrated in FIG. 10 isprovided by the computing device 110, and a touch-based scroll input1101 of a user with respect to the second display area 302 is receivedin operation S907 as illustrated in FIG. 11, according to an exemplaryembodiment, the computing device 110 may change life content providedvia the second display area 302 and provide a map synchronized with thechanged life content via the first display area 301 in operation S908.The computing device 110 may change the map displayed on the firstdisplay area 301 while automatically zooming in or out. FIG. 11 is aview illustrating the second display area 302 that is scrolled accordingto an exemplary embodiment.

While operations S907 and S908 described above are performed by thecomputing device 110, if a touch-based tap input selecting one piece ofa life content 1201 (FIG. 12) displayed on the second display area 302is received in operation S909, the computing device 110 provides ascreen in which the selected life content 1201 is activated on thesecond display area 302 as illustrated in FIG. 12, according to anexemplary embodiment, and also provides a map in which a path and themarker 802 synchronized with the selected life content 1201 are focused,via the first display area 301. FIG. 12 illustrates a map synchronizedwith a life content selected by a user, according to an exemplaryembodiment.

A view mode of the first display area 301 of FIGS. 8, 10, 11, and 12 isa full path view mode, according to an exemplary embodiment. Thus, thecomputing device 110 provides not only a path synchronized with the lifecontent activated on the second display area 302 but also a pathsynchronized with all life contents registered to be displayed on thesecond display area 302, via the first display area 301.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to yetanother exemplary embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 13 shows that afunction of searching for life content is added to the operationalflowchart such as the one described above with reference to FIG. 2.Operations S1301 through S1304 of FIG. 13 are performed similarly tooperations S201 through S204 of FIG. 2, and thus description thereofwill be omitted.

In operation S1305, if a request for searching for life content isreceived, the computing device 110 provides a page where informationabout a life content to be searched for may be input as illustrated inFIG. 14 in operation S1306. FIG. 14 is a view illustrating a page onwhich information about a life content to be searched is input,according to an exemplary embodiment. The computing device 110 mayreceive a touch-based tap input selecting the item 315 of FIG. 3 as arequest for searching for life content, but an input selecting the item315 is not limited to a touch-based tap input. A log search illustratedin FIG. 14 refers to a life content search, according to an exemplaryembodiment.

When a request for a user activity item that is selectable based on anitem 1401 illustrated in FIG. 14 is received in operation S1307, thecomputing device 110 provides category items 1501 through 1506 asillustrated in FIG. 15, according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 15 isa view illustrating a category item list page provided when searchingfor life content, according to an exemplary embodiment. The computingdevice 110 provides selectable user activity items based on the categoryitems 1501 through 1506 in operation S1308. Selectable user activityitems provided based on the category items 1501 through 1506 may be thesame as the selectable user activity items provided via the categoryitems 517 through 522 illustrated in FIG. 5E described above, by way ofan example and not by way of a limitation.

When one of the category items 1501 through 1506 illustrated in FIG. 15is selected, the computing device 110 may provide the user activity itemselection windows such as the user activity item selection windows 524and 527 as described above with reference to FIGS. 5E through 5G,according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a view illustrating a user activity item selection windowthat is opened (slide down) by using the computing device 110, accordingto an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 17 is a view illustrating providinglife content searched by the computing device 110 according to anexemplary embodiment. FIG. 17 illustrates an example of searching formemo-based life content.

For example, when Enjoy 1504 is selected in FIG. 15, the computingdevice 110 opens a user activity item selection window 1601 related toEnjoy 1504 as illustrated in FIG. 16, according to an exemplaryembodiment. When a user activity item 1602 is selected via the openeduser activity item selection window 1601 in operation S1309, thecomputing device 110 searches for a life content stored as the selecteduser activity item 1602 among the stored life contents, and may providea search result as a list such as the one illustrated in FIG. 17 inoperation S1310. In the above example, a search filter with respect tothe life content is the user activity item 1602.

A search result provided as a list may include life content icons, acheck-in value (an address if there is no check-in value), the date andtime when the life content was generated, and joining information(omitted if there is no joining information), provided by way of anexample and not limited thereto.

If life content is a picture-based content, a search result provided bythe computing device 110 may include a picture. If life content is amemo-based content, a search result provided by the computing device 110may include contents in a form of a note. If life content is based on auser movement state, a search result provided by the computing device110 may include a basic image. The basic image may be the same as a lifecontent icon used to indicate whether a user has moved or not and a typeof movement of the user, provided by way of an example but is notlimited thereto.

When an item 1701 is selected based on the search result illustrated inFIG. 17, the computing device 110 provides a page providing life contentsuch as the one illustrated in FIG. 8, in which the selected item 1701is activated on the second display area 302, according to an exemplaryembodiment.

Meanwhile, when a search word is input via a search word input window1402 on the screen of FIG. 14 in operation S1311, the computing device110 searches for life content based on the input search word, andprovides found life content in operation S1310. Search words that may beinput via the search word input window 1402 may be a check-in value, anaddress, names of persons, or a memo, provided by way of an example butis not limited thereto.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a life log service method according to yetanother exemplary embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 18 shows that afunction of posting theme content is added to the operational flowchartsuch as the one described above with reference to FIG. 2. OperationsS1801 through S1804 of FIG. 18 are analogous to operations S201 throughS204 of FIG. 2, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

In operation S1805, when a request for posting a theme content isreceived, the computing device 110 generates theme content in operationS1806. The request for posting a theme content may be received via atouch-based tap input selecting the theme content posting item 312 ofFIG. 3, but a touch-based input selecting the item 312 is provided byway of an example and is not limited to the touch-based tap input.

To generate a theme content in operation S1806, the computing device 110provides a page where theme content may be posted, when a request forposting a theme content is received in operation S1807. FIG. 19 is aview illustrating a page on which theme content is posted, according toan exemplary embodiment.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 1901 illustrated in FIG.19 is received, the computing device 110 cancels theme content posting.Accordingly, the computing device 110 moves from the page illustrated inFIG. 19 to a previous page. The previous page may be the page providinglife content such as the one described above with reference to FIG. 8.When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 1902 is received, thecomputing device 110 moves from the page illustrated in FIG. 19 to anext page for posting a theme content.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 1903 of FIG. 19 isreceived, the computing device 110 may provide a calendar page as apopup window. The computing device 110 may select a date (e.g., Mar. 12,2013) or multiple dates (for example, Mar. 12, 2013 to Mar. 14, 2013) byusing the provided calendar page. In FIG. 19, multiple dates areselected by way of an example.

An item 1904 of FIG. 19 is a check box, and the computing device 110displays the item 1904 so that the item 1904 is activated. An activationof the item 1904 denotes posting all life content included in lifecontent list 1905 as one piece of theme content. FIG. 19 illustratesthat a total of six pieces of life content generated over a three dayperiod may be posted as one piece of theme content.

When a touch-based tap for the item 1904 is received while the item 1904of FIG. 9 is activated, the computing device 110 may set the item 1904to an inactivated state, and also set a check box (a total of six checkboxes) respectively allocated to six piece of life content included inthe life content list 1905 to an inactivated state.

While the check box respectively allocated to all life contents includedin the life content list 1905 is inactivated, when a touch-based tapinput selecting a check box allocated to a life content is received, thecomputing device 110 sets the life content corresponding to the checkbox, for which the touch-based tap input is received, in an activatedstate. The computing device 110 may post the life content set in theactivated state as one piece of theme content.

After the item 1904 of FIG. 19 is set in the inactivated state, when atouch-based tap input selecting the item 1904 is received, the computingdevice 110 sets all of life contents included in the life content list1905 and the item 1904 in an activated state.

The computing device 110 may display the life content list 1905 dividedfor each piece of life content.

When life content is a user activity-based content, information that maybe displayed on the life content list 1905 may include a user activityicon, a check-in value (if there is no check-in value, address), dateand time information, the number of pictures (if there is no picture,picture number information is omitted), a picture thumbnail image (orpicture memo), joining information (e.g., “with ∘∘ and ∘ others”) or thelike.

When life content is user movement-based content, information that maybe displayed on the life content list 1905 may include a movement typeicon, a starting point and a destination point, date and timeinformation, a basic thumbnail image of the movement of a user, andjoining information, or the like. The basic thumbnail image of themovement of the user may be expressed as a movement type icon.

When life content is user stay-based content (stop-based content),information that may be displayed on the life content list 1905 mayinclude a user stay icon, position information, date and timeinformation, a basic thumbnail image of stay of a user, and joininginformation or the like. The basic thumbnail image of stay or stop ofthe user may be expressed as a user stay icon or a user stop icon.

The computing device 110 may display the life content list 1905including an area 1906 where contents included in a life content (e.g.,a picture, contents of a memo, etc.) are displayed and an area 1907where information related to the life content besides theabove-described contents (e.g., date and time information, picturenumber information, etc,) is displayed.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the item 1902 of FIG. 19 isinput, the computing device 110 provides a screen illustrated in FIG.20, according to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 20 illustrates a pageaccording to an exemplary embodiment, on which contents of a themecontent to be posted may be input. When a touch-based tap inputselecting an item 2001 illustrated in FIG. 20 is received, the computingdevice 110 moves from the page illustrated in FIG. 20 to a previous page(the page illustrated in FIG. 19).

When a touch-based tap input selecting the item 2001 illustrated in FIG.20 is received, the computing device 110 may display a notificationpopup window before moving to the previous page. The notification popupwindow may include a message saying, for example, “if leaving thepresent page, content currently input on the present page cannot berecovered,” or such as “if you leave the page, input content will beerased” but the message included in the notification popup window is notlimited thereto and is provided by way of an example only.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2002 illustrated in FIG.20 is received, the computing device 110 provides selectable themeicons. FIG. 21 is a view illustrating a page including selectable themeicons, according to an exemplary embodiment. The computing device 110may provide the page including selectable theme icons illustrated inFIG. 21 as a popup window. The selectable theme icons illustrated inFIG. 21 may be displayed as a combination of theme icons and textinformation which are illustrated by way of an example in FIGS. 28A and28B and will be described later.

When a touch-based tap input selecting a theme icon 2101 is received asillustrated in FIG. 21, according to an exemplary embodiment, thecomputing device 110 closes the page including the theme iconsillustrated in FIG. 21, and changes the item 2002 illustrated in FIG. 20to the selected theme icon 2101. If no touch-based tap input selectingthe item 2002 illustrated in FIG. 20 is received, the computing device110 may change the item 2002 to a theme icon set as a default, but anexemplary embodiment is not limited thereto and is provided by way of anexample only.

The computing device 110 may automatically select a theme icon by usingselectable theme icons and at least one of a result of analyzing asyntax with respect to a title of a theme content, a result of analyzingicons of a life content to be included in a theme content, and a resultof analyzing information about a life content to be included in a themecontent, and may set the selected theme icons as a default theme icon.

For example, if the title of theme content is “walking aroundGarosugil,” the computing device 110 may obtain keywords of “stroll,date” as a result of analyzing the syntax of the title of the themecontent. Based on a result of analyzing information about life content,if the computing device 110 determines that there is no informationabout “joining”, the computing device 110 may provide a theme iconlabeled “free time” as a default theme icon from among selectable themeicons by using the obtained keyword, “stroll, date, no joininginformation.”

When a touch-based tap input selecting the item 2003 of FIG. 20 isreceived, the computing device 110 generates a virtual keyboard window2006. The computing device 110 may display a virtual keyboard window2006 under a content input window 2007. The computing device 110 mayoverlap the virtual keyboard window 2006 with a portion of the contentinput window 2007. The computing device 110 displays information inputvia the displayed virtual keyboard window 2006 in the item/field 2003.Information displayed in the item/field 2003 is the title of the themecontent.

When a touch-based tap input selecting one of public, viewable only byfriends, or viewable only by me included in the item 2004 of FIG. 20 isreceived, the computing device 110 sets a publication range according tothe received touch-based tap input. Public indicates that theme contentis viewable to all computer devices connected to the server 120.Viewable only by friends indicates that theme content is viewable toonly: a computer device that posted the theme content and computerdevices of friends set by the user of the computer device. Viewable onlyby me indicates that theme content is viewable only by a computer devicethat posted the theme content. By way of an example, a computer devicethat posted the theme content is described. However, according to anexemplary embodiment, a user may view his or her contents from anydevice as long as he or she logs into the life log system. As such,viewable only by me may mean that only the user may view the contentsfrom any device that he or she logs into.

When a touch-based tap input selecting each social network servicechannel (e.g., Facebook, KakaoTalk, etc.) included in the item 2005 ofFIG. 20 is received, the computing device 110 sets the social networkservice channel, for which the touch-based tap input is received, in anactivated state.

The computing device 110 sets to share theme content via the socialnetwork service channel set in the activated state. The computing device110 displays a social network service channel included in the item 2005in the form of an icon as illustrated in FIG. 20. When a social networkservice channel is set in an activated state according to a touch-basedtap input, the computing device 110 may display a social network servicechannel set in an inactivated state and the social network servicechannel set in the activated state differently. For example, thecomputing device 110 may highlight the social network service channelset in the activated state.

The computing device 110 may display the item 2004 and the item 2005 ofFIG. 20 under the content input window 2007 illustrated in FIG. 20. Whenthe items 2004 and 2005 are displayed under the content input window2007 and the virtual keyboard window 2006 is generated, the computingdevice 110 may display the items 2004 and 2005 in a lower layer of thevirtual keyboard window 2006. Accordingly, the items 2004 and 2005 arehidden by the virtual keyboard window 2006.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the content input window 2007 ofFIG. 20 is received, the computing device 110 generates the virtualkeyboard window 2006 used to input contents of theme content. Thecomputing device 110 displays information input via the virtual keyboardwindow 2006 in the content input window 2007.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2008 of FIG. 20 isreceived, the computing device 110 posts a theme content to the server120 based on contents input on the page illustrated in FIG. 19 andcontents input on the page illustrated in FIG. 20 (operation S1807 ofFIG. 18). If a title of theme content is not input via the item 2003,the computing device 110 may not allow posting of the theme content bysetting the item 2008 in an inactivated state. Alternatively, when theitem 2008 is set in an activate state, a title for theme content has notyet been input via the item 2003, and the item 2008 is selected, thecomputing device 110 may provide a notification message requesting auser to input a title for the theme content.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the item 2008 of FIG. 20 isreceived so that theme content is posted to the server 120, thecomputing device 110 provides a page such as the one illustrated in FIG.22. FIG. 22 is a view illustrating a page where theme content is posted,according to an exemplary embodiment. The page illustrated in FIG. 22 isa page according to a theme content providing page. The page illustratedin FIG. 22 is provided by the computing device 110 based on informationreceived from the server 120 while the server 120 and the computingdevice 110 are connected to each other. The server 120 aligns the mostrecently posted theme content in the upper portion.

Referring to FIG. 22, the page according to a theme content providingmode includes a first display area 2201 and a second display area 2202.

The first display area 2201 is a fixed area, according to an exemplaryembodiment. The first display area 2201 may correspond to the fifthdisplay area 305 illustrated in FIG. 3. In the fifth display area 305illustrated in FIG. 3, the life content providing mode is in anactivated state, whereas in the first display area 2201 of FIG. 22, atheme content providing mode is in an activated state.

The second display area 2202 may include a plurality of pieces of themecontents including an information area 2203 included in theme content, acontent area 2204 included in theme content, and a map area 2205synchronized with theme content. A user may view a plurality of piecesof theme contents according to a scroll up or down input on the seconddisplay area 2202.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the information area 2203 of FIG.22 may include a theme icon 2101, a title, a date of input, a username,the number of comments (

), the number of Likes (♥), the number of favorites (★), and a userprofile image 2206.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the profile image 2206 of theuser is received, the computing device 110 moves to a personal postingpage. The personal posting page may provide detailed information aboutall life contents included in the theme icon 2101.

The server 120 provides the computing device 110 with information sothat first life content is displayed when posting theme content to thecontent area 2204. FIG. 22 illustrates that an image 2207 and content ofa memo 2208 are displayed together. When a touch-based input 2209 suchas a swipe to the left or right is received with respect to the image2207, the computing device 110 may provide the plurality of pieces oflife content included in the posted one theme content by moving from onepiece to another piece. When a touch-based tap input selecting the image2207 is received, the computing device 110 receives detailed informationof theme content from the server 120 and provides the same.

When a touch-based tap input selecting the map 2205 is received, thecomputing device 110 receives a detailed page of theme contentcorresponding to the selected map 2205 from the server 120 and providesthe received detailed page e.g., displays it on the display.

The map 2205 includes a path 2209 synchronized with all life contentsincluded in theme content, a marker 2210 that is activated andsynchronized with first life contents 2207 and 2208, and a marker 2211that is inactivated and synchronized with life content generated afterthe life contents 2207 and 2208.

When a touch-based input such as a swipe to the left or right isreceived on the map 2205 (2212), the computing device 110 may move fromthe page providing theme content (e.g., the page illustrated in FIG. 22)to the page providing life content (e.g., the page illustrated in FIG.8) or from the page providing life content to the page providing themecontent. FIG. 23 is a view illustrating switching between a pageproviding theme content and a page providing life content, according toan exemplary embodiment. According to an exemplary embodiment, thecomputing device 110 switches the screen from a page providing themecontent to a page providing life content or from a page providing lifecontent to a page providing theme content.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2213 of FIG. 22 isreceived, the computing device 110 may post theme content. Content thatmay be posted is life content generated by using the computing device110 on a date indicated by a user.

While being scrolled in an upward or downward direction with respect totheme content, the computing device 110 may hide (or fade-out) the item2213 illustrated in FIG. 22, and then when scrolling is stopped, thecomputing device 110 displays the item 2213 illustrated in FIG. 22 (showor fade-in of the item 2213). The computing device 110 may also hideitems (POST) illustrated in FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 describedabove while the second display area 302 is being scrolled, and then whenscrolling is stopped, the computing device 110 displays the items(POST).

Posting of theme content to the server 120 as described above may bereferred to as an application post registration. When theme content isposted to the server 120, the server 120 may simultaneously generate aweb post (web theme content). When generating a web post, the server 120may generate a uniform resource locator (URL), insert the URL intoshared theme content, and provide the shared theme content to thecomputing device 110. When a touch-based tap input selecting the URLincluded in the shared theme content is received, the computing device110 may access a website via the URL to access a post corresponding tothe URL. Theme content posted to the server 120 and web theme contentare in a one-to-one correspondence with each other; if one is edited ordeleted, the other is simultaneously edited or deleted.

A layout of a page providing life content and a page providing themecontent according to an exemplary embodiment is not limited to the onesillustrated in FIGS. 8 and 22 but are provided by way of an example. Forexample, icons corresponding to a life content providing mode item(TodayLog) and a theme content providing mode item (MapStory) may bedisplayed at a position where an application title (App Title) isdisplayed. The computing device 110 may convert a page being displayed,according to a touch-based tap input selecting the life contentproviding mode item or the theme content providing mode item.

FIGS. 24A and 24B are views illustrating a life content providing modeitem, a theme content providing mode item, and a theme content searchitem, according to an exemplary embodiment, which will be describedlater and may be initiated as taps, for example. FIG. 24A is a viewillustrating a page provided by the computing device 110 as atouch-based tap input is received on the life content providing modeitem (TodayLog) e.g., the user selects TodayLog (life content providingmode item). FIG. 24B is view illustrating a page provided by thecomputing device 110 as a touch-based tap input selecting a themecontent providing mode item (MapStory) e.g., the user selects MapStory(the theme content providing mode item). The life content providing modeitem, the theme content providing mode item, and a theme content searchitem, which will be described later, may be provided as a dropdown menu.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a theme content searching function in a lifelog service method according to an exemplary embodiment.

In operation S2501, when an input selecting a theme content search itemis received, the computing device 110 transmits information about asearch filter set as a default, to the server 120 in operation S2502.When a page provided by the computing device 110 is such as the onesillustrated in FIGS. 24A and 24B, the input selecting the theme contentsearch item may be a touch-based tap input with respect to a ‘Search’item. When a page provided by the computing device 110 such as the onesas illustrated in FIG. 3 or FIG. 22, an input selecting a theme contentsearch item may be a touch-based tap input with respect to the item 322(shown in FIG. 3).

Information about a search filter for theme content may includeinformation about a search distance, a search period, and theme items tobe searched for such as the information with respect to theme contentdescribed above. This is provided by way of an example and not by way ofa limitation. For example, a search distance may be a 5 km radius basedon a current position of the computing device 110; a search period maybe the number of days included in theme content; and a theme item to besearched for may be Life, but the information is not limited thereto andis provided only by way of an example.

In operation S2503, the server 120 searches for theme content amongposted theme contents by using the received information about a searchfilter. In operation S2504, the server 120 transmits found theme contentto the computing device 110. In operation S2506, the computing device110 provides a search page including the found theme content. FIG. 26 isa view illustrating a search page provided by using the computing device110 according to an exemplary embodiment. A theme content provided viathe search page may be referred to as a recommendation path based on acurrent position of the computing device 110 and user preferences. Theuser preferences may be determined based on theme icons set in advance,but is provided by way of an example and is not limited thereto.

When a touch-based input selecting an item 2601 illustrated in FIG. 26is received, the computing device 110 moves from the page illustrated inFIG. 26 to a previous page. When a touch-based tap input selecting anitem 2602 is received, the computing device 110 generates a virtualkeyboard window. The computing device 110 displays information inputbased on the generated virtual keyboard window, on the item 2602.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2603 is received, thecomputing device 110 searches for theme content in a recommendationtheme content list 2604 by using a search word displayed in the itemfield 2602. The recommendation theme content list 2604 may includerecommendation theme content based on at least one of theme content forrecommending other paths from the current position, gender, age, anduser preferences, provided by way of an example but is not limitedthereto. Each piece of recommendation theme content may include a themeicon, a title, the date when theme content was generated, the name of auser who posted the theme content, the number of comments, the number ofLikes, the number of times the theme content has been favorited, and aprofile image, this is provided by way of an example but is not limitedthereto.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2605 is received, thecomputing device 110 moves to a detailed page of a theme contentcorresponding to the item 2605. When a touch-based tap input selectingan item 2607 is received, the computing device 110 activates a themeicon 2909 synchronized with the item 2607 in a map display area 2608.The theme icon 2909 is a representative icon of a life content includedin a theme content of the item 2607. Theme icons displayed on the mapdisplay area 2608 are representative icons of respective theme contentsincluded in the recommendation theme content list 2604.

An item 2610 is used to set a search range, and when a touch-based tapinput selecting the item 2610 is received, the computing device 110provides a popup window 2701 where a distance setting value illustratedin FIG. 27 may be set. When a touch-based movement command with respectto a distance selection indicator 2702 included in the popup window 2701is received, the computing device 110 sets a distance setting valueaccording to the received movement command, and displays a result of thesetting.

When a touch-based tap input selecting a confirm button 2703 isreceived, the computing device 110 transmits the preset distance settingvalue to the server 120, and when theme content found based on thepreset distance setting value is received from the server 120, thecomputing device 110 provides the received theme content via therecommendation theme content list 2604. A theme content provided via therecommendation theme content list 2604 includes theme content found byusing a newly preset distance setting value.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2611 is received in FIG.26, the computing device 110 moves to a My Information page. When atouch-based tap input selecting an item 2612 is received, the computingdevice 110 provides a window 2613 where an alignment condition for therecommendation theme content list 2604 may be selected, for example as apopup window. An Update item included in the provided window 2613 is anitem for arranging theme content according to most recently updatedtheme content. A Like item is an item for arranging or sorting themecontent in the order of the theme content being liked such that thetheme content with the most number of likes appears first and the themecontent with the least number of likes appears last. That is, thecontent is organized and displayed in the order of most liked to leastliked. A Favorite item is an item for arranging or sorting theme contentin the order of the theme content being set as favorite such that thetheme content with the most number of being set as favorite appearsfirst and the theme content with the least number of favorites appearslast. That ism the content is organized and displayed in the order ofmost favorite to least favorite.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2614 is received, thecomputing device 110 may change a map displayed in the map display area2608 so that theme content is searched by appointing other areas insteadof the current position of the computing device 110. When a position tobe searched for is set based on the changed map, the computing device110 transmits information about a newly set position to the server 120.The server 120 searches for theme content based on the received newposition information and transmits a search result to the computingdevice 110. Accordingly, the computing device 110 provides theme contentbased on the newly appointed position via the recommendation themecontent list 2604.

The item 2614 may be optional and in an example embodiment, the item2614 may be omitted. When the item 2614 is set in an inactivated state,the computing device 110 may not search for theme content at a positiondifferent from the current position of the computing device 110. A userinput of switching between an activate state and an inactivate state ofthe item 2614 may be a touch-based multi-tap input, provided by way ofan example but is not limited thereto.

When a touch-based tap input selecting an item 2615 is received, thecomputing device 110 provides a detailed page of a theme content searchfilter. FIGS. 28A and 28B are views illustrating a detailed page of atheme content search filter according to an exemplary embodiment.Referring to FIGS. 28A and 28B, a detailed page of a theme contentsearch filter includes information about a settable search period andinformation about selectable theme items.

FIG. 28A is a view illustrating a page before selecting a theme item,and FIG. 28B is a view illustrating a page after selecting a theme item.The page illustrated in FIG. 28B shows that three theme items (Culture,Free Time, and Drive) are selected. The number of selectable theme itemsmay be limited. When a theme item is selected, and a touch-based tapinput selecting a Complete button 2801 is received, the computing device110 transmits information about a newly set theme content search filterto the server 120, and provides the received search result about thetheme content via the recommendation theme content list 2604.

FIG. 29 is a view illustrating a notification page provided by using thecomputing device 110 according to an exemplary embodiment. In anexemplary embodiment, when a touch-based tap input selecting the item321 of FIG. 3 is received. Referring to FIG. 29, the notification pagemay include at least one of a notification list 2901 about accepting orcanceling a friend request, etc. and a list 2902 about details of afriend's activity, provided by way of an example and is not limitedthereto. For example, the notification page may include a joiningrequest or a canceled notification list.

When a friend is selected as Joining 505 such as shown in FIG. 5A, thecomputing device 110 provides information 3001 about the number offriends for which Joining 505 is set. FIG. 30A is a view illustrating anexample of a page including the information 3001 about the number offriends set by Joining 505. FIG. 30A is a view illustrating a pageproviding life content. When a touch-based tap input selecting theinformation 3001 about the number of friends with respect to Joining 505of FIG. 30A is received, the computing device 110 provides informationabout friends registered to Joining 505 as a popup window as illustratedin FIG. 30B, according to an exemplary embodiment.

When a touch-based tap input selecting a friend profile area 3003included in the popup window 3002 illustrated in FIG. 30B is received,the computing device 110 moves to a page providing life content of aselected friend. In order to move to the page providing life content ofthe selected friend, the computing device 110 is to be in a state inwhich the computing device 110 is available for communication with acomputing device of the selected friend in a wired or wireless manner.If the number of friends registered to Joining 505 is more than thenumber of friends that may be simultaneously provided on the popupwindow 3002, the computing device 110 may set the popup window 3002 tobe scrollable according to a user input, by way of an example. Thenumber of friends that may be registered to Joining 505 may be limited,according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 31 is a block diagram illustrating a computing device such as thecomputing device 110 according to exemplary embodiments. Referring toFIG. 31, the computing device 110 may include a content generator 3110,a controller (processor) 3120, a user input interface 3130, a display3140, and a communication interface 3150. However, not all of theillustrated elements are essential elements. The computing device 110may be implemented by more elements or less elements than illustratedaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

For example, the computing device 110 according to an embodiment mayinclude, as illustrated in FIG. 32, a content generator 3210, a detector3220, a memory 3230, a controller 3240, a user interface 3250, an imageprocessor 3260, an audio outputter 3270, a camera 3280, and acommunication interface 3290, but is not limited thereto. Also, thecomputing device 110 according to an embodiment may include a processor,and a display 3140. The processor may include the content generator3110, and the controller 3120.

The content generator 3210 illustrated in FIG. 32 may be referred to asa similar or identical component to the content generator 3101illustrated in FIG. 31. The user interface 3250 illustrated in FIG. 32may be referred to as a similar or identical component as a componentincluding the user input interface 3130 and the display 3140 illustratedin FIG. 31. The communication interface 3290 illustrated in FIG. 32 maybe referred to as a similar or identical component as the communicationinterface 3150 illustrated in FIG. 31.

The content generator 3210 generates life content of a user based onposition and time. The content generator 3210 transmits the generatedlife content to the controller 3240. The controller 3240 may transmitthe life content generated by using the content generator 3210 to atleast one of the display 3251 and the memory 3230. Life content of theuser generated by using the content generator 3210 includes at least oneof a user activity-based life content and user movement-based lifecontent.

The content generator 3210 includes a position tracker 3211, a contentimporter 3212, and a map range setter 3213, provided by way of anexample but is not limited thereto.

The position tracker 3211 may obtain position information and timeinformation of a user by using a GPS satellite signal received via thecommunication interface 3290 or by using a peripheral base station ofthe computing device 110. The position tracker 3211 transmits obtainedor detected position information to a position search service providingserver (not shown) by using a wireless network communicator of thecommunication interface 3290. When detailed information related to theobtained or detected position information is received from the positionsearch service providing server via the communication interface 3290,the position tracker 3211 may obtain detailed information related to theobtained or detected position information. The detailed informationrelated to position information may include place name information,provided by way of an example but is not limited thereto.

The position tracker 3211 may include an automatic check-in function.The automatic check-in function may be performed by using a GPSsatellite signal, by way of an example but is not limited thereto. Forexample, the automatic check-in function may be performed by using abeacon signal or Zigbee signal. In order to use a GPS satellite signal,the position tracker 3211 may use a GPS receiver 3293 of thecommunication interface 3290. In order to use a beacon signal, theposition tracker 3211 may use a Bluetooth communication of a short rangecommunicator 3291 included in the communication interface 3290. In orderto use a Zignee signal, the position tracker 3211 may use Zigbeecommunication of a short range communicator 3291 included in thecommunication interface 3290.

The position tracker 3211 may obtain or calculate travelled distanceinformation of a user by using the obtained or detected positioninformation and time information. The position tracker 3211 may generatecontent based on a user movement item by using the obtained or detectedposition information, time information, detailed information aboutposition information, and user travelled distance information. Theposition tracker 3211 may provide the content importer 3212 with theobtained or detected position information, time information, detailedinformation about position information, and user travelled distanceinformation.

The content importer 3212 may include at least one of a function ofautomatically importing a picture or a video when the picture or thevideo is recorded by using the camera 3280, a function of importing amemo when the memo is generated by using a memo application, and afunction of importing a picture via an album application.

The content importer 3212 may monitor an operation of an applicationexecuted by the computing device 110, and obtain information about theapplication (e.g., the number of voice calls, information about atransmitter or a receiver of voice calls, and the number of transmissionand reception of text messages).

The content importer 3212 generates life content based on a useractivity item by using at least one of information provided by using theposition tracker 3211, a content received according to an operation ofvarious applications including the camera 3285, and information relatedto applications.

The content importer 3212 may include a function of importinginformation (surrounding environment information or information about auser described above) received from an external device (e.g., thewearable device 130) and information (information about a played programdescribed above) received from the IoT-based device 140.

When distance range information (Km radius with respect to a currentposition) is set via the popup window 2701 as illustrated in FIG. 27,the map range setter 3213 may provide the controller 3240 with the setdistance range information.

The detector 3220 may include a proximity sensor 3221, an operationsensor 3222, a position sensor 3223, a sound sensor e.g., a microphone(not shown), a gyroscope sensor 3224, an accelerometer sensor 3225, anda geomagnetic sensor 3226, by way of an example but is not limitedthereto.

For example, the detector 3220 may include an altitude sensor, achemical sensor (e.g., an odorant sensor), a temperature sensor, ahumidity sensor, a barometer, a fine dust sensor, an ultraviolet sensor,an ozone sensor, a carbon dioxide (CO₂) sensor, an optical sensor, and anetwork sensor (e.g., a network based on WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, LTE (longterm evolution), near field communication (NFC)).

The sound sensor (not shown) receives an audio signal input from theoutside of the computing device 110 and converts the received audiosignal to an electrical audio signal and transmits the same to thecontroller 3240. The sound sensor may be configured to perform anoperation based on various noise removing algorithms to remove noisegenerated when receiving a sound signal from the outside. The soundsensor may be referred to as an audio inputter.

The detector 3220 may include, for example, a pressure sensor (e.g., atouch sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, or physical buttons), a statesensor (e.g., earphone terminal or a DMB antenna), a standard terminal(e.g., a terminal capable of recognizing whether charging is conducted,a terminal capable of recognizing whether the computing device 110 isconnected to a personal computer (PC), or a terminal capable ofrecognizing whether the computing device 110 is connected to a doc), atime sensor, and a health sensor (e.g., a biosensor, a heart ratesensor, a blood flow meter, a diabetes sensor, a blood pressure sensor,a stress sensor, or an emotion sensor).

A sensing signal output from the detector 3220 is transmitted to thecontroller 3240.

The memory 3230 may store a program for processing and/or controlling bythe controller 3240. A program stored in the memory 3230 may include anoperating system (OS) program and various application programs. Variousapplication programs may include, for example, a life log serviceapplication (e.g., Routrip application), an album application, a cameraapplication, and a memo application, provided by way of an example butis not limited thereto.

The memory 3230 stores information managed by an application program.For example, the memory 3230 may store information included in lifecontent generated according to an exemplary embodiment. Life contentsstored in the memory 3230 may be stored in a cloud server or a backupserver of a user or an external device appointed by the user accordingto a backup request of the user.

The memory 3230 may include at least one type of storage medium selectedfrom a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card microtype, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a random access memory(RAM), a static random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), anelectrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), aprogrammable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magneticdisk, and an optical disk.

Programs stored in the memory 3230 may be classified as a plurality ofmodules according to functions of the programs, in an exemplaryembodiment. For example, the programs may be classified as a UI module3231, a notification module 3232, and an application module 3233,provided by way of an example but are not limited thereto. For example,if the display 3251 is combined with a touch panel layer, the pluralityof modules may include a touch screen module.

The UI module 3231 may provide the controller 3240 with graphic userinterface (GUI) information used to generate life content described withreference to above exemplary embodiments, GUI information used togenerate theme content, and GUI information about the pages or screensdescribed above with reference to above exemplary embodiments. The UImodule 3231 may provide the controller 3240 with a UI, a GUI, or thelike that are specialized with respect to each application installed inthe computing device 110.

The notification module 3232 may generate a signal that notifies arecommendation of a theme item by the computing device 110, but anotification generated by the notification module 3232 is not limitedthereto.

The notification module 3232 may output a notification signal in theform of a video signal via the display 3251 or in the form of an audiosignal via the audio outputter 3270, provided by way of an example butis not limited thereto.

The application module 3233 may include various applications set in thecomputing device 110 such as a life log service application. Thecontroller 3240 may operate a life log service application in connectionwith other applications set in the computing device 110.

For example, when generating life content based on a picture or a videoobtained by using the camera 3280, the controller 3240 may operate alife log service application and a camera application by connecting thetwo applications. For example, when generating life content based on amemo generated by a memo application, the controller 3240 may operate alife log service application and a memo application by connecting thetwo applications.

The computing device 110 may be configured to use web storage or a cloudserver (not shown) that performs a storage function of the memory 3230on the Internet. In this case, a life content generated according to anexemplary embodiment may be provided by the web storage or the cloudserver described above.

The controller 3240 refers to a processor that controls an operation ofthe computing device 110. The controller 3240 displays a map based on acurrent position of the computing device 110 on the first display area301 such as the one illustrated in FIG. 3 by way of an example. Thecontroller 3240 displays life contents of a user in time series everytime when the life contents are generated by the content generator 3210on the second display area 302 such as the one illustrated in FIG. 8 byway of an example, and changes the map displayed on the first displayarea 301. The controller 3240 changes the map displayed on the firstdisplay area 301 to a map in which a path synchronized with a lifecontent displayed on the second display area 302 is automaticallyfocused.

The controller 3240 may perform an operation according to theoperational flowchart of the computing device 110 illustrated in FIGS.2, 9, 13, 18, and 25.

The display 3251 included in the user interface 3250 may be configuredto display information processed by the computing device 110. Thedisplay 3251 displays the pages or screens described with reference tothe above exemplary embodiments.

When a touch pad and a display are configured in a layered structure asa touch screen, the display 3251 may be used as both an input device andan output device. The display 3251 may include at least one of a liquidcrystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, anorganic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display, and anelectrophoretic display (EPD). According to its implementation form, thecomputing device 110 may include at least two displays 3251. The atleast two displays 3251 may be positioned to face each other by using ahinge.

The user input interface 3252 may receive a touch-based tap input basedon the pages or screens described with reference to above exemplaryembodiments.

The user input interface 3252 may input data used by the user to controlthe computing device 110. The user input interface 3252 may include atleast one of a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (e.g., capacitiveoverlay, resistive overlay, infrared beam, surface acoustic wave,integral strain gauge, and piezoelectric type touch pads), a jog wheel,and a jog switch, but is not limited thereto.

User input information that may be input via the user input interface3252 may include at least one of touch-based input information,movement-based input information, vision-based input information, anduser voice-based input information, provided by way of an example but isnot limited thereto.

For example, touch-based input information may include a tap (or touch),a long tap (long touch), a touch and hold, a touch and drag, a doubletap, a drag, a panning, a flick, a drag and drop, and a sweep, but thetouch-based input information is provided by way of an example but isnot limited thereto.

Movement-based input information may include, for example, inputinformation based on a user gesture based on movement of the computingdevice 110 (e.g., shaking a device, rotating a device, and lifting adevice), provided by way of an example but is not limited thereto.

Vision-based input information may include information that isrecognized by analyzing an input image obtained by using a camera (notshown) included in the computing device 110 without a contact betweenthe computing device 110 and a user.

The image processor 3260 processes image data received from thecommunication interface 3290 or stored in the memory 3230 such that theimage data is displayable on the display 3251. For example, the imageprocessor 3260 performs signal processing on the image data such thatthe pages or screens such as the ones described above are displayed onthe display 3251.

The audio outputter 3270 outputs audio data received from thecommunication interface 3290 or audio data stored in the memory 3230.Also, the audio outputter 3270 may output a sound signal related to afunction performed by the computing device 110 (e.g., a notificationsound). The audio outputter 3270 may output a notification sound withrespect to at least one of notification details such as the onesillustrated in FIG. 29 by way of an example. The audio outputter 3270may include, for example, a speaker or a buzzer.

The camera 3280 may obtain an image frame such as a still image or avideo via an image sensor in a video call mode or a photographing mode.The camera 3280 may obtain a finger gesture image of the user of thecomputing device 110 and transmit the same to the controller 3240. Thecontroller 3240 may use the finger gesture image of the user describedabove to determine whether to generate life content or generate themecontent, provided by way of an example but is not limited thereto. Animage captured by using the image sensor may be processed via the imageprocessor 3260.

An image frame processed by the camera 3280 may be stored in the memory3230 or transmitted to the outside via the communication interface 3290.The computing device 110 may include at least two cameras according to aconfiguration of the computing device 110.

The communication interface 3290 may include at least one component usedfor communication between the computing device 110 and at least oneexternal device (e.g., at least one of the wearable device 130, theserver 120, the IoT-based device 140, another computing device of auser, a computing device of other users, and a cloud server).

For example, the communication interface 3290 may include at least oneof a short range communicator 3291, a mobile communicator 3292, and aGPS receiver 3293, provided by way of an example but is not limitedthereto. For example, the communication interface 3290 may include abroadcast receiver.

Examples of the short range communicator 3291 may include, by way of anexample without limitation, a module whereby at least one communicationamong Bluetooth communication, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication,near field communication, Wi-Fi LAN (WLAN) communication, Zigbeecommunication, Ant+ communication, infrared Data Association (IrDA)communication, Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) communication, and Ultra WideBand(UWB) communication may be performed. For example, the short rangecommunicator 3291 may include an IrDA communication module. The shortrange communicator 3291 may receive a beacon signal described abovebased on Bluetooth communication. When receiving a beacon signal, theshort range communicator 3291 may use BLE communication.

The mobile communicator 3292 transmits and/or receives a wireless signalto and/or from at least one of a base station, an external device, and aserver via a mobile communication network. The wireless signal mayinclude a voice call signal, a video call signal, or data in variousforms according to transmission and reception of text/multimediamessages.

The GPS receiver 3293 receives a signal transmitted from three or moreGPS satellites and provides the received signal to the position tracker3211. Accordingly, the position tracker 3211 may determine positions ofthe GPS satellites and the computing device 110. That is, the positiontracker 3211 may calculate a distance between the GPS satellite and thecomputing device 110 by using a trilateration method in which a timedifference between a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite and asignal received by using the GPS receiver 3293 is measured. The functionof determining a position of the computing device 110 described abovemay be performed by the GPS receiver 3293 and the GPS receiver 2393 mayprovide the determined position information to the position tracker3211.

The broadcast receiver (not shown) receives a broadcast signal and/orinformation related to broadcasting via a broadcasting channel from theoutside. Examples of a broadcasting channel may include, by way of anexample and without limitation, a satellite channel, a terrestrialchannel, and a radio channel.

The communication interface 3290 may post to the server 120 themecontent generated by the computing device 110 according to an exemplaryembodiment and receive a theme content searched by the server 120.

FIG. 33 is a block diagram illustrating a server such as the server 120according to an exemplary embodiment. The server 120 includes acommunication interface 3301, a controller 3302, and a memory 3303, butthe structure of the server 120 is provided by way of an example and isnot limited thereto.

The communication interface 3301 may receive theme content posted by thecomputing device 110 and at least one other computing device. Thecontroller 3302 stores the theme content received via the communicationinterface 3301 in the memory 3303.

When information about a search filter about theme content is receivedvia the communication interface 3301, the controller 3302 searches fortheme content in the memory 3303 by using the received information aboutthe search filter, and transmits found theme content to the computingdevice 110 that has transmitted the information about the search filtervia the communication interface 3301.

When a request for a page providing theme content is received via thecommunication interface 3301, the controller 3302 may align themecontent such that the most recently posted theme content based on apublication range of theme content stored in the memory 3303 isdisplayed in an uppermost portion of the computing device 110, and mayprovide the aligned theme content to the computing device 110 requestedthe page providing theme content, via the communication interface 3301.

An exemplary life log system can also be embodied as computer readablecodes on a computer readable recording medium, according to an exemplaryembodiment. The computer readable recording medium is any data storagedevice that can store data which can be thereafter read by a computersystem. Examples of the computer readable recording medium includeread-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), CD-ROMs, magnetictapes, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, etc. The computerreadable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupledcomputer systems so that the computer readable code is stored andexecuted in a distributed fashion.

It should be understood that exemplary embodiments described aboveshould be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes oflimitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each exemplaryembodiment should typically be considered as available for other similarfeatures or aspects in other exemplary embodiments.

While one or more exemplary embodiments have been described withreference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinaryskill in the art that various changes in form and details may be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope as defined by thefollowing claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A device comprising: a display for displaying amap on a first display area; and a processor configured to: detectposition information of the device, obtain at least one item related tothe detected position information, display the at least one item in timeseries on a second display area of the display and a map on the firstdisplay area, wherein the map is synchronized with the at least oneitem.
 2. The device of claim 1, wherein, in response to receiving aninput for selecting an item from among the at least one item displayedon the second display area, the processor is further configured tochange the map into a map synchronized with the selected item.
 3. Thedevice of claim 1, wherein, in response to receiving an input forselecting an item on the map displayed on the first display area, theprocessor is further configured to change the at least one itemdisplayed on the second display area to at least one item synchronizedwith the selected item.
 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the at leastone item displayed on the second display area of the display comprises aplace name based on the position information, a movement type item, apicture captured based on the position information, a date, and a time.5. The device of claim 1, wherein, in response to receiving an input forchanging the at least one item displayed on the second display area intoat least one other item, the processor is further configured to changethe map into a map synchronized with the at least one other item.
 6. Thedevice of claim 1, wherein, in response to receiving an input for themap displayed on the first display area, the processor is furtherconfigured to expand or reduce a size of the map on the first displayarea.
 7. A method of providing information by a device, the methodcomprising: detecting, by a processor of the device, positioninformation of the device; obtaining, by the processor, at least oneitem related to the detected position information; and displaying, bythe processor, the at least one item in time series on a second displayarea of a display of the device and a map on the first display area,wherein the map is synchronized with the at least one item.
 8. Themethod of claim 7, further comprising: receiving, by the processor, aninput for selecting an item from among the at least one item displayedon the second display area; and in response to receiving the input,changing, by the processor, the map into a map synchronized with theselected item.
 9. The method of claim 7, further comprising: receiving,by the processor, an input for selecting an item on the map displayed onthe first display area; and changing, by the processor, the at least oneitem displayed on the second display area to at least one itemsynchronized with the selected item.
 10. The method of claim 7, whereinthe at least one item displayed on the second display area of thedisplay comprises a place name based on the position information, amovement type item, a picture captured based on the positioninformation, a date, and a time.
 11. The method of claim 7, furthercomprising: receiving, by the processor, an input for changing the atleast one item displayed on the second display area into at least oneother item; and changing, by the processor, the map into a mapsynchronized with the at least one other item.
 12. The method of claim7, further comprising: receiving, by the processor, an input for the mapdisplayed on the first display area; and expanding or reducing a size ofthe map displayed on the first display area.
 13. A non-transitorycomputer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program forexecuting the information providing method of claim 7.